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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

KI, a manufacturer of innovative furniture and movable wall system solutions for education, healthcare, government and corporate markets and headquartered in Bellevue, WI has received zoning and site plan approval for a 100,200 square foot expansion at their facility located at 1330 Bellevue Street.

A groundbreaking ceremony on the $3.5 million dollar expansion was held on site Thursday, February 2nd at 8:30 am. The ground breaking ceremony is also highlighted on the Village's YouTube channel.

KI is the Village of Bellevue's largest employer and the 15th largest private employer in Brown County.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Well it is official! With not enough snow, the 2012 Freeze Fest is a no go. Despite it being the middle of winter, mother nature has not provided us with an amount of accumulated snow to make the planned events possible for the 11th annual Freeze Fest.

This will be the third time in Freeze Fest's history that all outdoor events had to be canceled due to poor winter conditions. The last time Freeze Fest was canceled was 2007.

Monday, January 23, 2012

As of right now, the 11th Annual Freeze Fest is scheduled for February 3rd at Josten Park from 6:00-8:30pm. However, more snow is needed to host the event. The event features sledding, a bonfire, snowmobile rides, a horse-drawn carriage ride through the park, and the FREEZER – a 50 foot, strobe lit, covered sledding tunnel.

The Leisure Services Department will determine by Friday, January 27th if the event will occur based on the weather forecast leading up to the event date.

The Village's Leisure Services Department invites citizens to attend an open house / public information meeting on the possible development of a community dog park in Bellevue. Although a small group of dedicated volunteers have begun efforts to develop a dog park, village staff are looking for additional interested citizen volunteers to help coordinate efforts.

The informal gathering will take place on Monday, January 23, 2012 from 6:30 pm to 7:30pm at the Bellevue Village Hall / Public Safety Building (3100 Eaton Road).

Bellevue area senior citizens can get free help with their income tax returns between February and April through the Village of Bellevue.

The service is available to any Brown County resident who calls for an appointment at (920) 468-5225. Appointments are available on Mondays starting Monday, February 6th at 12:30 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. The tax help occurs at the Bellevue Community Center, 1811 Allouez Ave.

The program is presented by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service and Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

Trained volunteers will be available to help. For more information, or to schedule a tax appointment please contact the Village Offices at (920) 468-5225.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Brown County Sheriff Deputy Tracy Steffens was recently appointed our community police officer for the Village of Bellevue. Her official title is Directed Enforcement Officer (DEO) for the Village of Bellevue.

Steffens is an 8 yr veteran of the Brown County Sheriff's Department and has served as the afternoon shift Bellevue patrol officer for the past 6 years.

Officer Steffens is reaching out to the community in an attempt to identify any neighborhoods who currently have an active neighborhood watch program organized or are interested in having an organized neighborhood watch program started. She is looking to speak with anyone who may be heading their neighborhood watch program in an attempt to assist and provide her time and knowledge with any questions, concerns and updates that you may have.

The planned reconstruction of Brown County Highway GV / Monroe is the highlight of the Village's recent Video Update on YouTube.

The Brown County Board formally approved reconstructing Highway GV Construction of a roundabout in the Town of Ledgeview at the intersection of County GV and G was completed in September 2011. Bridges, culverts and the roadway will be constructed in 2012.

Monday, January 9, 2012

A Spring Primary Election will be held in the Village of Bellevue on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 for the Office of Village Trustee. The following candidate's names will appear on the ballot:

Bellevue Village Trustee(Vote for not more than TWO)

Steve SoukupAdam GauthierTom KatersBrent MullerJon Soyring

If you are unable to vote at the polls, absentee ballots will be available at the Village Office on Monday, February 6, 2012. For more information on elections, please contact the Village Clerk at (920) 468-5225.

A joint public informational meeting will be held with the Village of Bellevue, Town of Ledgeview and Brown County Highway Department on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the Village of Bellevue Public Safety Building at 3100 Eaton Road.

The Brown County Board formally approved reconstructing Highway GV on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Construction of a roundabout in the Town of Ledgeview at the intersection of County GV and G was completed in September 2011. Bridges, culverts and the roadway will be constructed in 2012.

The four-lane highway will include a 150-foot right-of-way, 20-foot medians, bike lanes and an 8' wide side-path. The project will also include swales that will help in storm water runoff.

The county highway department is finishing engineering plans, acquiring right-of-way land and permitting. Below is the County's preliminary reconstruction schedule:

Permitting and Bidding Structures January - April 2012 Structure and Offline road construction August 2012 Mainline road completion November 2012

The following video is a graphical representation of the proposed improvements; and can be found at the following url: http://youtu.be/83UxtqX56sA.

Monday, January 2, 2012

The Village is picking up Christmas trees during the month of January, typically the first Monday and Tuesday of the week. The Village will not pick up wreaths or trees with plastic bags, stands, and wires or lights attached to them. Trees that are frozen into the snow banks will be left until the spring brush pickup. The Village will grind the trees into mulch which will be available to residents free of charge this spring at the Village compost site (3891 Eaton Road).

The picture depicts how trees should be placed at the curb.

For more information, please contact the Public Works Department at (920) 468-5225.